Saving Tips

From Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ to Chevy Chase’s ‘Vacation’, our culture has an enduring fascination with the travel journey. When I was six, my parents and I embarked on a six-week road trip from Kentucky to the Pacific and back, touching twenty states in the process. In the thirty years since that summer, I[…]

If you tried hiring a bookkeeper before, then you know it can be expensive. You probably even considered DIYing it, but you know you can’t handle another task. You started your business so that you can do what you love, not all those administrative tasks. That’s why you need a bookkeeping software. Bookkeeping software automatically[…]

With the average 2017 college graduate having $39,000+ in student loans and the cost of college steadily increasing, parents cannot begin saving too soon for the college education of their children. As tuition costs continue to increase faster than inflation, simply saving for college with traditional savings accounts isn’t the best college savings option for[…]

A move cross country is probably not on the top of a person’s “bucket list” to complete. Whether it is right around the corner or across the country, moving is a chore. It can be stressful, time-consuming, and expensive. The farther the haul, the more complex and pricier it gets. Tips To Move Cross Country[…]

Once you’ve measured, kneaded, proofed, and shaped your favorite homemade bread dough, how much does the pan you bake it in influence the final result? Quite a bit, actually! The color and texture of the finished loaf are dependent on the pan you use. That’s not all; once the bread is baked and sliced, your[…]

Have you found yourself looking for a home coffee roaster? Maybe it began with an overwhelming desire to recreate that perfect coffee house aroma. Or, maybe you’ve become frustrated with the cost of really good coffee. No matter the reason, I’m happy to welcome you to the wonderful world of coffee snobbery. After having spent over[…]

The Power of the Health Savings Account Traditionally, medical insurance is purchased via our employers and premiums are deducted from our paychecks in exchange for medical coverage. Health Savings Accounts (FSAs) are challenging this traditional paradigm by allowing the employee to channel the vast majority of these premiums into an FSA bank account. In exchange[…]

For some, dreamy ideals of the perfect wedding swirl around in the mind years before the right person comes along. Weddings are often referred to as the best day of a couple’s life together, and a well-planned event is remembered by guests for years to come. However, the dollars and cents that go into planning[…]

One of the biggest annual expenses we pay for on a regular basis is on entertainment. From movies to TV shows and everything in between, we as consumers shell out hundreds, even thousands of dollars a year on just television alone. While cable is one of the easiest ways to make television available to us, it[…]

What separates the children from the grown-ups is the ability to pay and continue to pay rent –on time and in full. Being able to conjure up the funds to keep you and your belongings under a solid roof is one of the facets that declares success in adulthood, but just because you have to[…]